A Study of the Unsafe Actions of Staff in the Maintenance and Overhaul Unit at a Petrochemical Complex and the Presentation of Control Strategies

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A Study of the Unsafe Actions of Staff in the Maintenance and Overhaul Unit at a Petrochemical Complex and the Presentation of Control Strategies


Sharareh Mousavipour 1
,
Ali Safary Variani 2 , *
and
Ramazan Mirzaei 3

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1 Department of Health, Safety, Environment Management (HSE), Faculty of Engineering, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, IR Iran
2 Department of Occupational Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, IR Iran
3 Department of Occupational Health, Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
Article information
  • Biotechnology and Health Sciences: February 2016, 3 (1); e32561
  • Published Online: February 22, 2016
  • Article Type: Research Article
  • Received: October 17, 2015
  • Revised: November 16, 2015
  • Accepted: November 17, 2015
  • DOI: 10.17795/bhs-32561

To Cite: Mousavipour S, Safary Variani A, Mirzaei R. A Study of the Unsafe Actions of Staff in the Maintenance and Overhaul Unit at a Petrochemical Complex and the Presentation of Control Strategies, Biotech Health Sci. 2016 ;3(1):e32561. doi: 10.17795/bhs-32561.

Abstract
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1. Background
2. Objectives
3. Materials and Methods
4. Results
5. Discussion
Acknowledgements
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